Lenexa Rec Center

An artist at heart with a passion for movement and nourishment, Mariana Abadie’s path to fitness was anything but conventional. Born in Argentina to Italian ancestors, Mariana moved to the United States in 1989, bringing with her a lifelong curiosity about the body, creativity and self-expression. Today, she channels that curiosity as a personal trainer at the Lenexa Rec Center, where she has been a familiar and trusted presence since the facility opened in 2017.

“For me, I wanted to help people be able to feel good as they get older,” Mariana said. “I was getting older and I was noticing that, you know, you can be 40, 45, whatever, and still feel like you're in your twenties or better. I'm 57 now and I tell people I can do things that I couldn't do in my twenties.”

Get to know Mariana: https://www.lenexa.com/News/2025/Rec-Center-Spotlight-Mariana